‘Seinfeld’ Fans Upset That Netflix’s Aspect Ratio Cuts Out Jokes

Seinfeld lastly arrived on Netflix Friday, and whereas all 180 episodes for the time being are on the market on the streaming service, some jokes didn’t make the decrease, really.

As well-known on social media, quite a lot of the seen gags from the gathering have been cropped out due to the gathering’ now-16:9 aspect ratio that updates the picture for HD televisions, versus its genuine and boxier 4:3 ratio from when the gathering first broadcast on TV.

The cropping is most seen inside the episode “The Pothole,” the place in its place of searching for his keys inside the now-paved street, George Costanza is in its place seen lashing out at an in another case unblemished pavement.

to emphasize, the titular pothole from the season 8 episode The Pothole is cropped out on Netflix https://t.co/gH4l5V8HfS pic.twitter.com/6G35eZQymW

— Brandon (spooky mannequin) (@Thatoneguy64) October 1, 2021

As Slate notes, Jerry Seinfeld’s iconic sneaker assortment was moreover sacrificed in a number of episodes due to the cropping, which continuously merely removes the lower portion of the show display.

A similar situation occurred when Disney+ assumed the streaming rights to The Simpsons, the place many seen jokes had been the sufferer to the hi-def cropping; nonetheless, six months later, Disney+ restored the episodes to their appropriate 4:3 ratio. It’s unclear whether or not or not Netflix moreover plans to reinstate the distinctive aspect ratio for Seinfeld.

In several Seinfeld information, Netflix promoted their huge acquisition with a model new advert that drops Jerry Seinfeld in a Lego set based mostly totally on his condominium on the current; Bryan Cranston moreover appears inside the advert, reprising his Seinfeld perform of Tim Whatley:

“Seinfeld “ – Netflix Day!
All 180 episodes on the market in every single place.
For 32 years, me, Ted Sarandos and Reed Hastings envisioned this second.
LEGO jumped in on the ultimate second.
Let the Worlds Collide! pic.twitter.com/XyAByz1JSy

— Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) October 2, 2021

Seinfeld moreover appeared on the Tonight Current Friday, the place he and host Jimmy Fallon equally became Lego people for the interview: